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Location: Preston – Head Office based Hours: Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week Salary: £34,000 per annum
We’re looking for a passionate and proactive Sustainability & Social Value Coordinator to help turn our sustainability ambitions into measurable action.
This is a varied role covering ESG and carbon reporting, social value, customer support, employee engagement and sustainability projects.
You’ll work across the business, helping to coordinate our sustainability strategy and ensuring initiatives move from ideas into meaningful outcomes.
It’s a great opportunity for someone looking to develop their career in sustainability, ESG and social value within a business where environmental and social impact genuinely matter.
Recycling Lives Services is not a typical recycling company.
Since 2008, our business has been built around social value – employing people from disadvantaged backgrounds, partnering with the justice system to reduce reoffending and delivering environmental excellence at scale.
As a certified B Corp, scoring 103.5 against a business median of 50.9, we generated £42.9m in social value in 2024, achieved a 61% reduction in CO₂ emissions and diverted 97% of waste from landfill.
We operate UK-wide across construction, manufacturing, retail, utilities and public sector markets, providing total waste management, WEEE recycling and specialist hazardous waste services.
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You’ll be someone who is organised, analytical and genuinely passionate about sustainability, with the drive to take ownership and make things happen.
Ideally, you'll bring:
Previous experience in sustainability, ESG, CSR or environmental management would be advantageous, as would knowledge of carbon reporting, B Corp, ISO standards, tender submissions or ESG reporting frameworks – but we don't expect you to know everything from day one.
You'll help us deliver accurate sustainability reporting, stronger customer ESG support, increased employee engagement and effective delivery of our sustainability strategy.
You'll build productive external partnerships and proactively identify opportunities to improve our environmental and social performance.
Available after 12 months' service.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
UK B Corp waste management and recycling company serving commercial, industrial, retail and public-sector customers.
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